Purinton was arrested early Thursday at an Applebee's in Clinton, Missouri. He is jailed in Johnson County on murder and attempted murder charges.

A White House spokeswoman condemned the shooting Tuesday, telling reporters the incident appears to be "an act of racially motivated hatred."

"As more facts come to light and it begins to look like this was an act of racially motivated hatred," said Sarah Sanders, a White House spokeswoman. "I want to reiterate the President condemns these or any other racially or religiously motivated attacks in the strongest terms. They have no place in our country."

The comments come as some have called for a more forceful response from President Donald Trump and his administration.

"I wouldn't be surprised if that was mentioned in the speech tonight," Sanders added.